Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc., et al. v. Townsend
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Docket: 08-214
Issue: Whether a seaman may recover punitive damages for the willful failure to pay maintenance and cure.
- Opinion below (11th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Brief amici curiae of American Waterways Operators, et al. (in support of petitioners)
- Brief amicus curiae of Cruise Lines International Association (in support of petitioners)
- Brief amicus curiae of United Maritime Group, LLC (in support of petitioners)
Merit Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Atlantic Sounding, Inc. and Weeks Marine, Inc.
- Brief for Respondent Edgar Townsend
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Atlantic Sounding Company, Inc., and Weeks Marine, Inc.
Amicus briefs
- Brief for Cruise Lines International Association in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Sailors' Union of the Pacific in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Port Ministries International in Support of Respondent
- Brief for American Association for Justice in Support of Respondent
Oral Argument
Decision: Affirmed and remanded in an opinion by Justice Thomas
